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bank workers. >>> today's cnn times poll has romney favored by 25% and ron paul by 22%. rick santorum with 16% knocking newt gingrich down to fourth. perry and bachmann are fourth and fifth. >>> now to a remarkable reunion 70 years in the making. it starts in a concentration camp in the 1940s and picks up in a hospital room in lees burg, virginia. >> reporter: katherine is a holocaust survivor from a nazi concentration camp. >> it's so deeply embedded. >> reporter: american soldiers rescued katherine who was seven years old at the time. she wrote a book about her experience dreaming of a day she could thank a soldier who saved her and so many others. >> to shake the hand of a soldier who knew exactly what we went through and who saw the horror. >> reporter: she miraculously found a rescuer at the heritage haul nursing center in lees burg, virginia. katherine's husband is sick and salvatore is recovering from pneumonia in the same room. >> i told him you know i was in germany and a bit more. >> reporter: she found out he was one of the soldiers who rescued christians and
bank workers. >>> today's cnn times poll has romney favored by 25% and ron paul by 22%. rick santorum with 16% knocking newt gingrich down to fourth. perry and bachmann are fourth and fifth. >>> now to a remarkable reunion 70 years in the making. it starts in a concentration camp in the 1940s and picks up in a hospital room in lees burg, virginia. >> reporter: katherine is a holocaust survivor from a nazi concentration camp. >> it's so deeply embedded. >>...
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there's a new poll showing romney on top, ron paul close behind. former front-runner, newt gingrich fell to fifth place. >>> a woman abducted at gunpoint in chinatown. it happened about 7:30 last nikt. she was pulling out of a parking garage when a man entered her vehicle and sexually assaulted her while her toddler was in the backseat. no arrests. >>> the murder rate in the district fell to the lowest level in nearly 50 years. there have been 108 homicides in the district. it's not been that low since the early '60s. the homicide closure rate is now 94%. one of the best in the country. >>> a family in fairfax, virginia is searching for answers after a father of eight died. it happened almost a week after he was hit by a car. >>> relatives want to know why the hospital released that man so soon after the crash. julie carey spoke with the victim's family and has our report. >> reporter: a grieving widow surrounded by family. candles flicker around the picture of the 66-year-old. >> we are still in shock. he's not here no more. >> reporter: the fathe
there's a new poll showing romney on top, ron paul close behind. former front-runner, newt gingrich fell to fifth place. >>> a woman abducted at gunpoint in chinatown. it happened about 7:30 last nikt. she was pulling out of a parking garage when a man entered her vehicle and sexually assaulted her while her toddler was in the backseat. no arrests. >>> the murder rate in the district fell to the lowest level in nearly 50 years. there have been 108 homicides in the district....
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that poll shows 56%, 55 for obama and 35 for romney. the survey was conducted on may 18th and has a margin of error of 4%. >>> julie is in our newsroom with more on the virginia factor. >>> many high profile republicans had already put their support behind mitt romney. his expected nomination signals the next stage of the presidential campaign in a state expected to be one of the most important to both mitt romney and barack obama. he was the most visible outspoken supporter in virginia long before it was clear the massachusetts governor would clinch the nomination. now that the obama-romney match-up is nearly set and virginia could determine the winner, he said the focus of the romney campaign in the commonwealth is clear. >> the key is always the independent and the swing voter. i certainly learned that in 2009 by focusing on a practice kitchen table bread and butter issue campaign. jobs, economy, education, transportation. that's what people care about. i think that's the same kind of campaign mitt romney is going to run. >> some pol
that poll shows 56%, 55 for obama and 35 for romney. the survey was conducted on may 18th and has a margin of error of 4%. >>> julie is in our newsroom with more on the virginia factor. >>> many high profile republicans had already put their support behind mitt romney. his expected nomination signals the next stage of the presidential campaign in a state expected to be one of the most important to both mitt romney and barack obama. he was the most visible outspoken supporter...
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romney's poll numbers are up quite a bit in recent days. setting up the stage for a possible upset win there. gingrich has said that super tuesday would reignite his campaign, and he's looking to southern states like tennessee to make that happen. pundits say that gingrich does have to win his home state of georgia. the state relevant in the race here. georgia will deliver the largest share of delegates today, 76. some states won't be closely watched. romney expected to win big in virginia, vermont, and in massachusetts. rick santorum likes his chances in oklahoma. ron paul focusing all of his attention on alaska, idaho, and north dakota where he could see his first wins of the primary season today. >> perhaps trying to steal some of the super tuesday thunder, president obama will hold his first news conference of the year. white house officials insist the timing is coincidental. you can watch the news conference live at 1:00 here on nbc 4. >>> and we'll keep a close eye on the votes as they come in. look for election coverage starting at 1
romney's poll numbers are up quite a bit in recent days. setting up the stage for a possible upset win there. gingrich has said that super tuesday would reignite his campaign, and he's looking to southern states like tennessee to make that happen. pundits say that gingrich does have to win his home state of georgia. the state relevant in the race here. georgia will deliver the largest share of delegates today, 76. some states won't be closely watched. romney expected to win big in virginia,...
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check from government, he is your guy. >> reporter: romney's polls show him weak with women. he argued the president ought to have that problem. >> 92.3% of all the jobs lost during the obama years have been lost by women -- 92.3%. >> reporter: actually it's 39.7% since the start of the recession in 2007 according to the bureau of laib statistics. mitt romney no longer needs to aim ads at rick santorum. the president is the target of this new one by the karl rove super pac backing romney. >> no matter how obama -- gas costs too much. >> i was a severely conservative republican governor. >> reporter: president obama's campaign went after romney in a web ad, replaying primary season sound bites they hope will turn off women. >> do i believe the supreme court should overturn roe v. wade? yes. planned parenthood. going to get rid of that. >> reporter: president obama campaigned again today to get rid of tax cuts for the rich. >> just plain wrong that middle class americans pay a higher share of their income in taxes than some millionaires and billionaires. >> reporter: he noted a
check from government, he is your guy. >> reporter: romney's polls show him weak with women. he argued the president ought to have that problem. >> 92.3% of all the jobs lost during the obama years have been lost by women -- 92.3%. >> reporter: actually it's 39.7% since the start of the recession in 2007 according to the bureau of laib statistics. mitt romney no longer needs to aim ads at rick santorum. the president is the target of this new one by the karl rove super pac...
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to the polls, they're indicating it could be close between romney and gingrich. the web site realclearpolitics has a table of polls and shows a virtual tie. roimp has 31.8%, gingrich is at 30. %, double the support of the paul with an average of 14.4% and rick santorum trails the pack with 12%. >>> some local voters are already picking their candidate for the gop nomination. in person, absentee voting begins today in virginia. voters only have two choices, though, mitt romney and ron paul. newt gingrich and rick santorum failed to make the ballot after failing to collect the required number of signatures. virginia's actual primary day is more than a month away. it takes place super tuesday, march 6. >>> this morning, firefighters in reno, nevada, say they're gaining the upper hand on a fast-moving brush fire. yesterday, 80 mile-per-hour wind gust helped spread the flames. as a recaution, more than 10,000 people have been evacuated. among them was vice president joe biden who had been making an appearance at a local high school. >> you spraernl a fire in the nearb
to the polls, they're indicating it could be close between romney and gingrich. the web site realclearpolitics has a table of polls and shows a virtual tie. roimp has 31.8%, gingrich is at 30. %, double the support of the paul with an average of 14.4% and rick santorum trails the pack with 12%. >>> some local voters are already picking their candidate for the gop nomination. in person, absentee voting begins today in virginia. voters only have two choices, though, mitt romney and ron...
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romney's poll numbers are up quite a bit in recent days. setting the stage for a possible upset win. gingrich said super tuesday would reignite his campaign and is looking to southern states like tennessee do just that. but santorum may have a lot more riding on today's primaries. >> look, the pressure is on santorum. he has s the one that has to winnow owe and den ten today. rom my the front-runner, santorum has do the winning today. santorum's inability to not be on the ballot in virginia and not be on the ballot in osome parts of ohio, underscores this -- the issue inside where the romney folks are saying what -- what are you doing to us here? we are the ones that set up organizations in 50 states in territories. we know what we are doing. if santorum can't get on the ballot in virginia how can he take on president obama? >> georgia will deliver the largest share of delegates today. 76. some states won't be so closely watched. mitt romney expected to win big in virginia, vermont, and in massachusetts. santorum likes his chances in oklaho
romney's poll numbers are up quite a bit in recent days. setting the stage for a possible upset win. gingrich said super tuesday would reignite his campaign and is looking to southern states like tennessee do just that. but santorum may have a lot more riding on today's primaries. >> look, the pressure is on santorum. he has s the one that has to winnow owe and den ten today. rom my the front-runner, santorum has do the winning today. santorum's inability to not be on the ballot in...
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the poll shows romney is the best candidate right now to beat the president. romney is leading percentagewise 48%-47%. the president though is beating out the other republican nominees. obama's ahead of rick santorum and ron paul, both by 7%. and the former house speaker, newt gingrich, trails mr. obama by 14%. back to you, barbara. >> thank you so much, angie. >>> rick santorum is expected to resume campaigning today. he took the weekend off to care for his sick daughter. santorum said the 3-year-old has a potentially fatal genetic condition and she has apparently now developed pneumonia. aides say santorum will not be in florida but missouri and minnesota instead today. >>> today you can chat online with president barack obama. he's hosting a post-state of the union conversation tonight at 5:30 on google plus. that's the new social networking site from google. for the past week americans from across the country submitted their questions via youtube. the president will answer some of those questions for about 45 minutes and the president will also chat direct
the poll shows romney is the best candidate right now to beat the president. romney is leading percentagewise 48%-47%. the president though is beating out the other republican nominees. obama's ahead of rick santorum and ron paul, both by 7%. and the former house speaker, newt gingrich, trails mr. obama by 14%. back to you, barbara. >> thank you so much, angie. >>> rick santorum is expected to resume campaigning today. he took the weekend off to care for his sick daughter....
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voters. 47% of those in a "washington post" poll said that they had an unfavorable opinion of romney. 35% viewed him favorably. president obama ranked 56% in terms of favor ability in that same poll. romney's numbers the lowest popularity rating of a presumptive presidential nominee in decades. >>> meanwhile, mitt romney is looking ahead to the general election, too, and considering his running mated, campaign advisors told nbc news the republican presidential candidate formally started the vetting process for the vice presidential role. his long-time adviser will help with the process. romney considering an appearance on "saturday night live." but he says it depends on the nature of the skit. >> wonder when if he's going to appear alongside jason sudakis. >>> what will be released today that football fans are waiting for. >>> and new development in the trayvon martin case. [ dog barking ] mom! breakfast? in this house? in the morning i can use all the help i can get. that's why i love nutella, a delicious hazelnut spread that's perfect on multigrain toast and even whole-wheat waffle
voters. 47% of those in a "washington post" poll said that they had an unfavorable opinion of romney. 35% viewed him favorably. president obama ranked 56% in terms of favor ability in that same poll. romney's numbers the lowest popularity rating of a presumptive presidential nominee in decades. >>> meanwhile, mitt romney is looking ahead to the general election, too, and considering his running mated, campaign advisors told nbc news the republican presidential candidate...
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and the rasmussen poll shows 50% for romney, 48% for the president in the commonwealth. julie carey joins us from fairfax on romney's pit stop this afternoon. julie? >> reporter: well, it is emptied out now, but a short while ago the patriots center was filled up to the very top row. supporters here eager to show enthusiasm they hope will grab virginia for both mitt romney and the gop. mitt romney supporters were ready to roar from the start in the final rally. and their cheers grew louder when ann romney asked this question. >> are we going to be neighbors soon? >> reporter: and mitt romney's reaction? >> if anyone wants to know where the energy is, if anyone out there that's following american politi wants to know where the energy is, just come right here in this room and you'll see it. >> reporter: supporters also had their own chant ready, one more day. after a grinding 17 months of campaigning, first to win the gop nomination, now to win the presidency, it comes down to virginia. most political observers agree it's a must-win for mitt romney if he hopes to claim vic
and the rasmussen poll shows 50% for romney, 48% for the president in the commonwealth. julie carey joins us from fairfax on romney's pit stop this afternoon. julie? >> reporter: well, it is emptied out now, but a short while ago the patriots center was filled up to the very top row. supporters here eager to show enthusiasm they hope will grab virginia for both mitt romney and the gop. mitt romney supporters were ready to roar from the start in the final rally. and their cheers grew...
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a new poll shows romney in the lead at 38.7%, seven points ahead of the former speakerer receiving the support of 31.5% of voters. as always, these numbers could change drastically before tuesday as undecided voters make up their minds. >> it may seem like the gop candidacy is a two-man race now. but rick santorum says he isn't quitting any time soon. the former pennsylvania senator returned to the philadelphia area for a fund raiser last night. he told reporters when he arrived he hasn't had any discussions for dropping out and will be in the race for quote a long long long time. he scored a surprise win in the iowa caucuses but since been beat out both by romney and gingrich in south carolina. >>> presidential hopeful ron paul is defending himself against reports he was involved with a company that produces racially charged newsletters. reports he approved racial an - anti-semitic and anti-gay articles published in 1990s. three people involved in the business have also described paul's involvement. paul denies the acquisiticusati says he never read the newsletter. >>> it was a meetin
a new poll shows romney in the lead at 38.7%, seven points ahead of the former speakerer receiving the support of 31.5% of voters. as always, these numbers could change drastically before tuesday as undecided voters make up their minds. >> it may seem like the gop candidacy is a two-man race now. but rick santorum says he isn't quitting any time soon. the former pennsylvania senator returned to the philadelphia area for a fund raiser last night. he told reporters when he arrived he hasn't...
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a new rasmussen poll shows romney leading president obama by two machine points in that battleground state. >>> a wedding celebration takes a violent turn. a massive brawl broke out between two wedding parties at a hotel bar in philadelphia. youtube video shows a chaotic scene in which guests are seen fighting with police. four people were arrested. a 57-year-old wedding guest, reportedly the uncle of the bride, suppered a heart attack. he was taken to a hospital but pronounced dead a short time later. >>> was it a rumble or a fumble. two of tv's biggest personalities debated politics while most of the audience at home couldn't watch it. it was a hit for those who did see it at george washington university, but video servers crashed because of overwhelming demand. viewers who paid $5 to stream the debate online took to twitter when they couldn't connect. organize verse apologized. they have offered refunds to subscribers who had problems or they're saying you can go back online and watch it in its entirety. you saw a lot of that there last night, the spinning -- >> i saw that at your
a new rasmussen poll shows romney leading president obama by two machine points in that battleground state. >>> a wedding celebration takes a violent turn. a massive brawl broke out between two wedding parties at a hotel bar in philadelphia. youtube video shows a chaotic scene in which guests are seen fighting with police. four people were arrested. a 57-year-old wedding guest, reportedly the uncle of the bride, suppered a heart attack. he was taken to a hospital but pronounced dead a...
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and he polls ahead of perry and romney in a hypothetical matchup. polling much lower is congress. 82% disapproval, as the senate convened today, to finger point about jobs. >> rather than working with democrats to create jobs, creating legislation, republicans insist on reckless cuts. >> there's a much simpler reason for owes posing your economic proposals that has nothing whatsoever to do with politics. they don't work. >> mitt romney and his republican rivals are sure to say that in tomorrow night's gop debate. white house aids say when president obama comes up here thursday night to present his jobs plan, he'll be hoping that the need to fix the economy will trump political partisanship. >> thanks, steve. >>> stocks fell for a third straight day. amid concerns about another recession. the dow jones fell about 101 points. the nasdaq was down by 6 points, and the s&p 500 ended the day about 9 points lower. >>> a high school band teacher accused of soliciting sex from a minor on the internet was in court today. michael cook was arrested last week. h
and he polls ahead of perry and romney in a hypothetical matchup. polling much lower is congress. 82% disapproval, as the senate convened today, to finger point about jobs. >> rather than working with democrats to create jobs, creating legislation, republicans insist on reckless cuts. >> there's a much simpler reason for owes posing your economic proposals that has nothing whatsoever to do with politics. they don't work. >> mitt romney and his republican rivals are sure to say...
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polls have given obama a comfortable lead. >> he wants to raise the income tax. i don't want to raise taxes on the american people. not when our economy is in the kind of trouble it's in. i will not raise taxes on middle income americans. >> the president stayed close to the twhiet -- white house with three fundraisers. some have already cast their ballots. most campaign watchers say early voters favor the president because of his grass root education. both candidates will use the weekend to get ready for next wednesday's debate in colorado. >>> we are learning some new details about a deadly shooting at a minneapolis business. this evening another person died. that brings the death toll to six, including the gunman. the 36-year-old shooter was fired from the company early in the morning, he came back in the afternoon, killed the owner along with others before taking his own life. two people are still in the hospital. police say they found 10,000 rounds of ammo at the shooter's house. >>> well, it is probably not even possible to imagine the grief felt by a fathe
polls have given obama a comfortable lead. >> he wants to raise the income tax. i don't want to raise taxes on the american people. not when our economy is in the kind of trouble it's in. i will not raise taxes on middle income americans. >> the president stayed close to the twhiet -- white house with three fundraisers. some have already cast their ballots. most campaign watchers say early voters favor the president because of his grass root education. both candidates will use the...
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a new poll shows mitt romney once again in the lead. nbc's brian mooar joins us live with a closer look at the race. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. if the numbers are right in the new nbc news/maris poll, florida is mitt romney's to lose. let's look at the poll numbers now. mitt romney, 42%. newt gingrich, 27%. and then there's -- then there's everyone else. 4% undecided at the bottom of this. really mitt romney is in a very strong position right now. he's up in the polls and clearly getting under gingrich's skin. he's been hammering away at the former house speaker with a series of web, tv, radio ads that are just hammering away at gingrich's past. gingrich, meanwhile, is making an appeal to conservatives in florida, asking them to prolong this race, to keep him in the fight. gingrich has gotten the endorsement of herman cain over the weekend, and a semi endorsement from sarah palin who says vote for gingrich and annoy a liberal. at this point, gingrich is running out of options. florida is 50 delegates. it's winner-take-all.
a new poll shows mitt romney once again in the lead. nbc's brian mooar joins us live with a closer look at the race. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. if the numbers are right in the new nbc news/maris poll, florida is mitt romney's to lose. let's look at the poll numbers now. mitt romney, 42%. newt gingrich, 27%. and then there's -- then there's everyone else. 4% undecided at the bottom of this. really mitt romney is in a very strong position right now. he's up in the polls and...
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herman cain won the straw poll with 37% of the vote. texas governor rick perry came in second place. and mitt romney was a close third. >>> president obama is on a west coast campaign tour. last night he attended a fund-raising dinner at the home of facebook's operating officer. lady gaga attended the event with the president. she thanked him for what he's accomplished and then asked him to do more to prevent bullying. this came days after a 14-year-old boy took his own life because he was bullied. the president has asked democrats to support him now more than ever in a fund-raiser in seattle. >> i come because i need you to help finish what we started in 2008. back then we started this campaign not because we thought it would be a cake walk. after all, you supported a candidate named barack hussein obama. >> the president attended two fund-raisers in seattle. the tickets ranged from $135 to $35,800 per couple. >> before traveling to two more events in los angeles and san diego today, president obama will host a town hall meeting hosted
herman cain won the straw poll with 37% of the vote. texas governor rick perry came in second place. and mitt romney was a close third. >>> president obama is on a west coast campaign tour. last night he attended a fund-raising dinner at the home of facebook's operating officer. lady gaga attended the event with the president. she thanked him for what he's accomplished and then asked him to do more to prevent bullying. this came days after a 14-year-old boy took his own life because he...
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hurting mitt romney where it hurt, in his home state. romney did get the endorsement of current governor rick schneider today. he releasing a barrage of attack ads of rick santorum's spending. >> eleanor holmes norton stormed out of a hearing on contraception today. she was outraged because the panel only had men on it. a second panel after norton left did include women. >> the sound of bag pipes filled the area in alexandria for a paramedic who died in the line of duty. they came to pay their respects for 34-year-old josh weissman. he died last week while responding to a car fire. one of the most emotional parts of the ceremony came when his brother gabe read a letter written by the fall i don't know paramedic's widow. >> i'm going to miss the sound of his voice and especially his laugh, miss his big eyes looking at me in the morning and the way it felt like we could finally breathe again when he wrapped his arms around me. >> weissman was buried at alexandria's ivy hill cemetery. >> virginia lawmakers passed a bill. can you only be tic
hurting mitt romney where it hurt, in his home state. romney did get the endorsement of current governor rick schneider today. he releasing a barrage of attack ads of rick santorum's spending. >> eleanor holmes norton stormed out of a hearing on contraception today. she was outraged because the panel only had men on it. a second panel after norton left did include women. >> the sound of bag pipes filled the area in alexandria for a paramedic who died in the line of duty. they came...
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the reblicans figure romney will be energized by said new positive polls. steve handelsman is at hofstra on long island where the debate will take place tonight. steve? >> reporter: pat, thanks. good evening from long island. with mitt romney ahead now in this new set of polls, in the all important swing states, even more is riding on tonight's debate here. the pressure is on but so was the smile as president obama headed for the hofstra debate. >> i feel fabulous. >> reporter: mitt romney got sunshine by a starting poll by gallup for usa today that shows him leading now in 12 battleground states from colorado to florida to ohio. since the debate in denver, romney over obama, 50-46 among likely voters because gallup found romney trails with women in swing states by just one. a once wide gender gap closed. team obama disputes the numbers, a shift like that is critical. >> whoever wins the women usually wins the election. >> reporter: tonight's debate is a town hall. audience questions. in a debate like that in 1992, george bush 41 looked irritable. >> i'm no
the reblicans figure romney will be energized by said new positive polls. steve handelsman is at hofstra on long island where the debate will take place tonight. steve? >> reporter: pat, thanks. good evening from long island. with mitt romney ahead now in this new set of polls, in the all important swing states, even more is riding on tonight's debate here. the pressure is on but so was the smile as president obama headed for the hofstra debate. >> i feel fabulous. >>...
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according to a new nbc/maris poll, romney is getting 42% of the vote. that's compared with 27% for rival newt gingrich. rick santorum is third with 16%, followed by 11% for ron paul. >>> today newt gingrich will get help campaigning in florida from former gop rival akron akron. michael reagan -- rival herman cain. michael reagan, son of former president ronald reagan, also showed support. >> the real reason he hasn't been successful connecting with the people of florida, is because of his message and his failure to connect to the needs of the people in this state. >> i believe the republican party will not nominate a pro-abortion, pro-gun control, pro-tax increase moderate from massachusetts. >> 50 delegates are up for grabs in florida. early votes there seem to be favoring romney. >>> rick santorum says he'll resume campaigning today, but not in florida. he has stops in missouri and minnesota. he spent the weekend with his 3 yelled daughter who was in a hospital in philadelphia. she has pneumonia. >>> 6:06 our time. the first family takes a sunday stro
according to a new nbc/maris poll, romney is getting 42% of the vote. that's compared with 27% for rival newt gingrich. rick santorum is third with 16%, followed by 11% for ron paul. >>> today newt gingrich will get help campaigning in florida from former gop rival akron akron. michael reagan -- rival herman cain. michael reagan, son of former president ronald reagan, also showed support. >> the real reason he hasn't been successful connecting with the people of florida, is...
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for mitt romney. i think he has the best chance at beating obama. >> i trust his values, him as a person. more than i do mr. gingrich. >> reporter: you voted early. >> yes. >> reporter: for newt gingrich? >> yes. >> reporter: because? >> he's a conservative. >> reporter: mitt romney worked the phones. every prevote poll points to a win. and romney is looking past florida to a fight with president obama who yesterday told about an unemployed engineer, called it interesting he can't find work. >> i think this underscores the fact that the president is really out of touch with what's happening in america, what's happening in florida. almost 18% of the people in florida are out of work or significantly underemployed. >> reporter: if newt gingrich is worried florida may end his presidential bid. he gave no hint. >> it's not over if you lose big here? >> you watch tonight, the conservatives are going to outpoll romney. >> reporter: newt says he will not quit. >> there is no clear path -- >> reporter: yes, t
for mitt romney. i think he has the best chance at beating obama. >> i trust his values, him as a person. more than i do mr. gingrich. >> reporter: you voted early. >> yes. >> reporter: for newt gingrich? >> yes. >> reporter: because? >> he's a conservative. >> reporter: mitt romney worked the phones. every prevote poll points to a win. and romney is looking past florida to a fight with president obama who yesterday told about an unemployed...
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the poll voters show romney and president obama are tied. the same poll showed the president leading by four points five days ago. the republican national convention could explain the h is typical when the event wraps up. >>> and with the democrats ready to take the stage in charlotte, will the president see the polls shift back in his favor? "meet the press" moderator david gregory joined us earlier today and he said the conventions won't give either candidate an advantage. >> you expect to get some reaction or a bump from a convention, but because the democrats follow the republicans right away there's not much time for that to be absorbed in the race. so you'll see both conventions, both of had the big moment. then the race gets back to even. by the end of september, then you get a better sense of where the race is and then you go into those critical presidential debates. >> and it is a very busy day on "meet the press." david welcomes former obama chief of staff and current chicago mayor rahm emanuel. it's a packed roundtable including n
the poll voters show romney and president obama are tied. the same poll showed the president leading by four points five days ago. the republican national convention could explain the h is typical when the event wraps up. >>> and with the democrats ready to take the stage in charlotte, will the president see the polls shift back in his favor? "meet the press" moderator david gregory joined us earlier today and he said the conventions won't give either candidate an advantage....
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the gallup daily tracking poll shows romney leading president obama by two percentage points right now. that's just a one-point increase since ryan was introduced over the weekend. >>> the obama campaign is dealing with some backlash of its own regarding vice president joe biden. >> romney wants to let -- he said in the first hundred days, he's going to let the big banks once again write their own rules. unchain wall street! they're going to put y'all back in chains. >> former virginia governor doug wilder says biden brought racism back into the election with that comment on tuesday. wilder is the first african-american governor ever elected in this country. he says he thinks hillary clinton would have made a better running mate for president obama. >>> and right now, hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants are anxiously awaiting word from the government as to whether they can work in this country without fear of being deported. this was the scene yesterday in langley park, where thousands of people lined up for hours to sign up for the deferred action for childhood arrivals.
the gallup daily tracking poll shows romney leading president obama by two percentage points right now. that's just a one-point increase since ryan was introduced over the weekend. >>> the obama campaign is dealing with some backlash of its own regarding vice president joe biden. >> romney wants to let -- he said in the first hundred days, he's going to let the big banks once again write their own rules. unchain wall street! they're going to put y'all back in chains. >>...
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the latest polls put mitt romney, rick santorum and ron paul all with a shot at the top slot. as steve handelsman reports, the results are sure to shape the rest of this campaign. >> back by younger voters who like him want less government and more profcy. ron paul figures he can win tonight. at valley high school, paul urged 18-year-olds to calling us. >> a wonderful opportunity to restate our sound principles about why this country had been great. >> but one poll backer switched. >> when i saw him yesterday, he might be the new candidate. >> today romney backed off his prediction of a win. >> i think it is hard to predict what will happen but i think i'll be in the top group. >> mean him, ron paul and rick santorum. finally in the spotlight. the social conservative came to valley high. teacher sylvia flores was watching. >> you need to focus on who is that candidate who has the vision for america? >> i do believe that he is somebody who will do what he believes in. >> so now you might calling us for rick santorum? >> i might. >> his surge was strong in the last poll. >> do y
the latest polls put mitt romney, rick santorum and ron paul all with a shot at the top slot. as steve handelsman reports, the results are sure to shape the rest of this campaign. >> back by younger voters who like him want less government and more profcy. ron paul figures he can win tonight. at valley high school, paul urged 18-year-olds to calling us. >> a wonderful opportunity to restate our sound principles about why this country had been great. >> but one poll backer...
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mitt romney campaigned with chris christie. a new poll shows romney neck-in-neck with ron paul. gingrich continues to cry. today, he started to cry as he talked of his mother suffering from depression. >>> another hollywood couple gets divorced. today, russell brand filed for separation from his wife, singer katy perry. they married in october, 2010. >>> new year's will be quieter because a celebration will not have fireworks. a series of accidents and a new state law requiring more space between the fireworks and the spectators brought about this change. folks will enjoy lasers and lights timed with music. >>> the final wall street trading session stocks were lower. dow jones down 69 points, s&p 500 down five. the dow finished the year higher, the s&p closed lower for the year. >>> a marine who served in iraq and afghanistan survived those war zones only to return home and face his most life threatening danger. >> and he lived to talk about it. kerry sanders has the story. >> the one real invasive was the one that hit me in the center of the abdo min. >> reporter: he made it ou
mitt romney campaigned with chris christie. a new poll shows romney neck-in-neck with ron paul. gingrich continues to cry. today, he started to cry as he talked of his mother suffering from depression. >>> another hollywood couple gets divorced. today, russell brand filed for separation from his wife, singer katy perry. they married in october, 2010. >>> new year's will be quieter because a celebration will not have fireworks. a series of accidents and a new state law...
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to their third and final debate tied in national polls. baseball's national league playoffs and monday night football got millions of viewers who missed the face-off in florida on the rise of muslim extremism. >> i congratulate him on taking out osama bin laden and going after the leadership in al-qa a al-qaida. but we can't kill our way out of this mess. >> governor romney, i'm glad that you recognize al-qaida is a threat. a few weeks ago, you said russia, not al-qaida, you said russia. what we need to do with respect to the middle east is strong, steady leadership. not wrong and reckless leadership. >> attacking me is not an agenda. i'm not going to wear rose-colored glasses when it comes to russia or mr. putin. now, there's some 10,000 centerfuges spinning around the world. >> mr. obama says he has. >> we've put in the toughest, most crippling sanctions ever. but our economy is in a shambles. >> they do work. you're seeing it right now in the economy. >> the disagreement i have with governor romney is during the course of this campaign, he's often talked as if we should take prematu
to their third and final debate tied in national polls. baseball's national league playoffs and monday night football got millions of viewers who missed the face-off in florida on the rise of muslim extremism. >> i congratulate him on taking out osama bin laden and going after the leadership in al-qa a al-qaida. but we can't kill our way out of this mess. >> governor romney, i'm glad that you recognize al-qaida is a threat. a few weeks ago, you said russia, not al-qaida, you said...
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. >> reporter: it's mitt romney's home state but if the polls are right, it's within rick santorum's grasp. >> it is absolutely laughable to have a liberal government of massachusetts suggest that i am not the conservative in this race. >> thank you so much. >> reporter: romney reminded voters that santorum supported him back in 2008. >> he said he is the clear conservative candidate. he's right. i am the conservative candidate and what we need in the white house is principled conservative leadership and i'll bring it. >> reporter: romney is under fire in michigan. he's turned up the heat on himself holding an event in a near empty stadium and trying to woo detroit with this ad lib. >> i drive a mustang and a chevy pickup truck and a couple cadillacs. >> reporter: ron paul is continuing with the slow and steady tragedy. >> if you would like to have national energy and american energy policy, never again bow h to a saudi king and pay $2.50 a gallon, newt gingrich will be your candidate. >> reporter: he's hoping anger over high gas prices will be enough to get his campaign back on trac
. >> reporter: it's mitt romney's home state but if the polls are right, it's within rick santorum's grasp. >> it is absolutely laughable to have a liberal government of massachusetts suggest that i am not the conservative in this race. >> thank you so much. >> reporter: romney reminded voters that santorum supported him back in 2008. >> he said he is the clear conservative candidate. he's right. i am the conservative candidate and what we need in the white house...
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a new poll shows mitt romney widening his lead. newt gingrich, though, insists that no matter what happens on tuesday he's in it for the long haul. brian mooar is following the race. >> reporter: newt gingrich is trailing mitt romney in florida but says he can still seize the gop nomination. >> we have no evidence yet that romney anywhere is coming close to getting a majority. and i think when you take all of the non-romney votes it's very likely that at the convention there will be a non-romney majority and maybe a very spushl one. >> reporter: after picking up the endorsement of herman cain on saturday gingrich is hoping to be the last conservative standing. rick santorum canceled campaign appearances to be with his ailing daughter. and ron paul isn't even campaigning in florida. but the latest nbc news poll shows gingrich is trailing romney by 15 points. >> 196 house republicans that voted to reprimand newt gingrich when he was speaker. >> reporter: gingrich says he's fallen behind because he's getting air-bombed with negative a
a new poll shows mitt romney widening his lead. newt gingrich, though, insists that no matter what happens on tuesday he's in it for the long haul. brian mooar is following the race. >> reporter: newt gingrich is trailing mitt romney in florida but says he can still seize the gop nomination. >> we have no evidence yet that romney anywhere is coming close to getting a majority. and i think when you take all of the non-romney votes it's very likely that at the convention there will be...
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the poll also has the president ahead in ohio, 50% compared to 44% for romney. and in florida, 51% of those surveyed said they would vote for president obama compared to 45% who choose romney. >>> there are some disturbing new reports about the suspect in the colorado theater shooting. weeks before the attack, the allege gunman james holmes may have called a tv producer who was working on a batman-type movie. the caller said he watched the trailer for that more than 100 times. we've also learned that a psychiatrist at the university of colorado who treated holmes was alarmed by his behavior. she warned the school about him in early june, reportedly, one month later holmes allegedly opened fire at a theater in aurora, colorado, killing 12 people wounding nearly 60 others. sources say the university did not take action because holmes was in the process of dropping out of school. >>> and this man was arrested yesterday after some tense moments sent people running out of a movie theater in indianapolis. witnesses told police the suspect walked in while a movie was p
the poll also has the president ahead in ohio, 50% compared to 44% for romney. and in florida, 51% of those surveyed said they would vote for president obama compared to 45% who choose romney. >>> there are some disturbing new reports about the suspect in the colorado theater shooting. weeks before the attack, the allege gunman james holmes may have called a tv producer who was working on a batman-type movie. the caller said he watched the trailer for that more than 100 times. we've...
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mitt romney came in as the front-runner with a big lead in the polls in new hampshire. romney did not do anything to really hurt his campaign, experts say, but the spotlight during the debate seemed to be on herman cain. the former godfather's pizza ceo is surging right now in the polls, in part thanks to his catchy 9, 9, 9 tax plan. >> 9% corporate business flat tax, 9% personal income flat tax, and a 9% national sales tax -- 9, 9, 9. jobs, jobs, jobs. >> texas governor rick perry tried to give his sagging poll numbers a bit of a boost, pushing for opening america up to more energy production. he also attacked front-runner romney for his health care plan in massachusetts. >>> republicans had pushed for new jersey governor chris christie to jump into the presidential race. now that he's not running, christie is endorsing mitt romney, giving his campaign a boost just hours ahead of the debate. the move could also steer campaign donors who had been waiting for christie's decision over to romney. christie says america needs a leader like romney because we cannot afford ano
mitt romney came in as the front-runner with a big lead in the polls in new hampshire. romney did not do anything to really hurt his campaign, experts say, but the spotlight during the debate seemed to be on herman cain. the former godfather's pizza ceo is surging right now in the polls, in part thanks to his catchy 9, 9, 9 tax plan. >> 9% corporate business flat tax, 9% personal income flat tax, and a 9% national sales tax -- 9, 9, 9. jobs, jobs, jobs. >> texas governor rick perry...
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before that obama had a slight advantage over romney. the poll shows other important numbers. the presidential approval rating at 50%. the only time it's been better than that, the month following the death of osama bin laden. aaron? >> thank you, melissa. >> reporter: okay. >>> new this morning, virginia lawmakers blocked a richmond prosecutor from becoming the state's first openly gay judge. a late night vote, the house of delegates only gave tracy thorn-begland 31 votes for judgeship, 51 vote are needed. thorn-begland was one of two candidates among 41 nominees not approved. >>> budget amendments struck down in virginia could have a big impact on transportation in the region. the house of delegates voted against more than two dozen bills. one withholds state funding on the metropolitan washington airport authority -- [ technical difficulty ] >>> the caps are looking for a new coach to replace dale hunter. he says he no longer wants to coach the caps and will return home to ontario and his old job aof coaching a junior hockey team. he spent less than six months with the caps
before that obama had a slight advantage over romney. the poll shows other important numbers. the presidential approval rating at 50%. the only time it's been better than that, the month following the death of osama bin laden. aaron? >> thank you, melissa. >> reporter: okay. >>> new this morning, virginia lawmakers blocked a richmond prosecutor from becoming the state's first openly gay judge. a late night vote, the house of delegates only gave tracy thorn-begland 31 votes...
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romney pulling ahead in several polls by seven to eight points. last night at the debate, the two front-runners sparred over immigration. gingrich called romney anti-immigrant. romney said his dad was born in mexico. that's inexcusable. he called it repulsive. and they also sparred over who profited more from mortgage giants fannie mae and freddie mac during the housing crisis. >> we discovered to our shock that governor romney owns shares of both fannie mae and freddie mac. governor romney made a million dollars off of selling some of that. governor romney owned -- has an investment in goldman sachs, which is today foreclosing on floridians. >> what the speaker did was to work as a spokesman to promote fannie mae and freddie mac. to protect them from those people that wanted to take him down. he got paid $1.6 million to do that. he said his first contract indicated there would be no lobbying. but his second contract didn't have that prescription taken out of it. >> rick stay-at-home and ron paul barely got a word in, but they did comment on gingr
romney pulling ahead in several polls by seven to eight points. last night at the debate, the two front-runners sparred over immigration. gingrich called romney anti-immigrant. romney said his dad was born in mexico. that's inexcusable. he called it repulsive. and they also sparred over who profited more from mortgage giants fannie mae and freddie mac during the housing crisis. >> we discovered to our shock that governor romney owns shares of both fannie mae and freddie mac. governor...
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mitt romney is clearly the man to beat. a new poll shows romney with 43% of support. ron paul trails by double digits at 16%. jon huntsman is third at 9% and newt gingerich at slipped to 7%. romney is not only benefiting from his win in iowa, but from the endorsement of senator john mccain. and says although beating romney will be difficult, he is confident he will do well. we've been to new hampshire more than any other candidate other than jon huntsman. >> do you think we can get more than an eight-point margin here in new hampshire? i'm going to try. >> romney will leave new hampshire today to hold a campaign in south carolina. >>> three republican candidates join perry's lawsuit against virginia in hopes of getting their names on the state's primary ballot. gingerich, huntsman and santorum joined the motion on saturday to join the lawsuit. it was granted by a judge yesterday. the suit claims virginia's law is unconstitutional. it requires candidates to collect 10,000 signatures, including 400 from each congressional district. romney and ron paul are currently the
mitt romney is clearly the man to beat. a new poll shows romney with 43% of support. ron paul trails by double digits at 16%. jon huntsman is third at 9% and newt gingerich at slipped to 7%. romney is not only benefiting from his win in iowa, but from the endorsement of senator john mccain. and says although beating romney will be difficult, he is confident he will do well. we've been to new hampshire more than any other candidate other than jon huntsman. >> do you think we can get more...
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. >>> a poll released tonight by the des moines register has mitt romney and ron paul neck and neck for first place. rick santorum was third followed by newt gingrich and rick perry. >>> taking a look at our weather right now it looks like we still are looking at a balmy new year's eve. >> yeah. >> cool temps on the way, things are going to change, right? >> please. >> seriously, we haven't had this type of cold air in a really long time. this will be the coldest of the season. >> i think people are not prepared. >> no. >> i feel like we've gotten -- >> especially on the heels of what we're going to have tomorrow. another day of 50s and 60s across the area. within 24 hours, we're going to drop like a rock in the temperature department. all right, let's take a look outside, and i already forgot the location. if you can get back in here. the national portrait gallery. that's what it was. love when they can talk in my ear and tell me things. what a gorgeous night to be out. hope everyone's going to have a nice safe new year's eve, the weather's cooperating, it's pretty mild out there, and
. >>> a poll released tonight by the des moines register has mitt romney and ron paul neck and neck for first place. rick santorum was third followed by newt gingrich and rick perry. >>> taking a look at our weather right now it looks like we still are looking at a balmy new year's eve. >> yeah. >> cool temps on the way, things are going to change, right? >> please. >> seriously, we haven't had this type of cold air in a really long time. this will be...
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however, newt gingrich appears to be surging and some polls suggest he could win. today romney challenged him to release the results of the house ethics investigation that resulted in a $300,000 sanction. rick santorum is piling on. today he called gingrich in his words a little radioactive. mitt romney got a coveted endorsement today from virginia's governor bob mcdonald. julie carey is here to tell us why that endorsement could end up benefiting both men. >> reporter: as head of the republican governors association bob mcdonald's position had been that he would remain neutral at least early on. but with the south carolina primary just a day away and romney's campaign struggling, mcdonald decided to step off the sidelines and give romney an important boost. mitt romney and bob mcdonald together in fairfax county back in october when romney came to virginia to help get out the vote in the general assembly elections. now it's mcdonald coming to romney's aid. after a rough debate performance last night and with paul's tightening in south carolina, romney started this
however, newt gingrich appears to be surging and some polls suggest he could win. today romney challenged him to release the results of the house ethics investigation that resulted in a $300,000 sanction. rick santorum is piling on. today he called gingrich in his words a little radioactive. mitt romney got a coveted endorsement today from virginia's governor bob mcdonald. julie carey is here to tell us why that endorsement could end up benefiting both men. >> reporter: as head of the...
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a new cbs poll find takes mitt romney is trailing president obama when it comes to latino voters. susan mcginnis shows us how the republican is trying to catch up. >> reporter: mitt romney tried to court the hispanic vote wednesday at a rally in miami. >> this party is the natural home for hispanic americans. >> reporter: and he answered questions about immigration on a candidate forum on univision, a spanish language tv network. >> i'm not in favor of a deportation, mass deportation effort rounding up 12 million people and taking them out of the country. >> reporter: but the toughest question of the day was about romney's comment on secretly recorded video that 47% of americans believe they're victims entitled to government handouts. >> some people might think you are dividing the united states and you're understand estimating 47% of the population. >> my campaign is about the 100% of america and i'm concerned about them. >> reporter: romney's 47% comment could hurt him come election day. gallop has released a new poll that shows many americans are turned off by what he said. a t
a new cbs poll find takes mitt romney is trailing president obama when it comes to latino voters. susan mcginnis shows us how the republican is trying to catch up. >> reporter: mitt romney tried to court the hispanic vote wednesday at a rally in miami. >> this party is the natural home for hispanic americans. >> reporter: and he answered questions about immigration on a candidate forum on univision, a spanish language tv network. >> i'm not in favor of a deportation,...
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. >> reporter: with romney trailing in the polls in virginia and several other battleground states, some political analysts and voters believe there is more at stake for him in the debate. >> i think it is more important for romney than it is for obama. because a lot of pundits say that in the long run, it really doesn't matter much for the president. but it is extremely important for romney. >> reporter: regardless of the outcome, registrar judy brown thinks the debate will increase her traffic. >> i think once the debates are over with, we'll see a spike in the number of people coming in. at that.they've made up their mind who they want to vote for. >> there was a big surprise phone call to a volunteer at a local campaign office today. we'll tell you who was on the other end of the line coming up right here, 6:00 tonight. >>> it is the moments fans have been hoping for since the nats came back to washington. the team clinched the division championship last night and now the town is buzzing about what's next. now the story of a fan who has waited a long time for this. tom? >> reporter:
. >> reporter: with romney trailing in the polls in virginia and several other battleground states, some political analysts and voters believe there is more at stake for him in the debate. >> i think it is more important for romney than it is for obama. because a lot of pundits say that in the long run, it really doesn't matter much for the president. but it is extremely important for romney. >> reporter: regardless of the outcome, registrar judy brown thinks the debate will...
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mitt romney is once again showing a rather comfortable lead according to a new nbc maris poll. republican voters, 42%, favor him in the race for president compared with 27% for rival newt gingrich. rick santorum is third with 16% followed by 11% for ron paul. gingrich will have big-name supporters when he campaigns in florida today. herman cain and michael reagan, the former -- son of the former president, ronald reagan, will join gingrich. yesterday, the former house speaker reached out to evangelicals by visiting two baptist churches with his wife callista. in between stops he made sharp attacks on romney calling him pro-abortion, pro-gun control, pro-tax increase liberal. >> we have no evidence that romney is coming close to getting a majority. i think when you take all of the non-romney votes, it's likely that the convention, there will be a non-romney majority and maybe a substantial one. >> 50 delegates are up for grabs in florida. early voting there seems to be favoring romney. >>> rick santorum says he'll resume campaigning today with stops in missouri and minnesota. he
mitt romney is once again showing a rather comfortable lead according to a new nbc maris poll. republican voters, 42%, favor him in the race for president compared with 27% for rival newt gingrich. rick santorum is third with 16% followed by 11% for ron paul. gingrich will have big-name supporters when he campaigns in florida today. herman cain and michael reagan, the former -- son of the former president, ronald reagan, will join gingrich. yesterday, the former house speaker reached out to...
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romney leads, 2-1 in exit polls. at a cigar bar in tampa today was bill rexford who voted early last week for newt gingrich. now he regrets it. >> reporter: i don't know if it's the tv ads that romney put out or whatever but i just don't think that he, gingrich could really take the votes needed to win the presidential election. >> gingrich is being out spent, 4-1 on florida tv, slammed by pro romney attack ads. >> 196 house republicans that voted to reprimand newt gingrich when he was speaker. >> reporter: at a romney rally today a gingrich ad man vented to reporters. >> well when you dump you know $15 million to $20 million worth of advertising it is going to have an effect. >> reporter: romney claims gingrich won in south carolina so romney is firing back in florida. >> no question politics ain't bean bags and we made sure our message is out loud and clear. >> reporter: staunch conservatives aren't impressed. >> i'm looking for something this morning to help small business and mitt romney i don't think has been ab
romney leads, 2-1 in exit polls. at a cigar bar in tampa today was bill rexford who voted early last week for newt gingrich. now he regrets it. >> reporter: i don't know if it's the tv ads that romney put out or whatever but i just don't think that he, gingrich could really take the votes needed to win the presidential election. >> gingrich is being out spent, 4-1 on florida tv, slammed by pro romney attack ads. >> 196 house republicans that voted to reprimand newt gingrich...
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it was mitt romney who had the lead in florida polls last month and then newt gingrich who got it this month. and then romney got it back last week and then gingrich got it back this week but he couldn't keep the lead. mitt romney has turned around the race in florida. >> i will fight to get more opportunity for americans. >> reporter: in four days from monday night's debate to last night's romney regained the lead in florida polls. he had a new debate coach. >> speaker gingrich was hired by freddie mac to promote them. i think instead we should have had a whistle blower and not a horn tooter. >> reporter: newt gingrich had a bad night. >> i would be glad to have a truce with you. >> reporter: gingrich is still the national gop front-runner in today's nbc news poll. with 37% to romney's 28. >> we've had a consistent effort to try to develop a nationwide approach. >> reporter: but he got bad news on electability. in a head-to-head matchup with president obama, gingrich is running third -- 18 points behind the president. romney is six points back. if newt is the nominee, the nbc pollster
it was mitt romney who had the lead in florida polls last month and then newt gingrich who got it this month. and then romney got it back last week and then gingrich got it back this week but he couldn't keep the lead. mitt romney has turned around the race in florida. >> i will fight to get more opportunity for americans. >> reporter: in four days from monday night's debate to last night's romney regained the lead in florida polls. he had a new debate coach. >> speaker...
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regained the lead in florida polls. he had a new debate coach. >> speaker gingrich was hired by freddie mac to promote them. i think instead we should have had a whistle blower and not a horn tooter. >> reporter: newt gingrich had a bad night. >> i'd be glad to have a truce with you. >> reporter: gingrich is still the national gop front run inner today's nbc news poll with 37% to romney's 28%. >> we've had a consistent effort to try to develop a nationwide approach. >> reporter: but he got bad news on electability. in a head-to-head matchup with president obama, gingrich is running third, 18 points behind the president. romney is six points back. if newt is the nominee, the nbc pollster predicts a republican rout like 1964 when ultra conservative republican nominee barry goldwater won just six states. >> gingrich is goldwater and he doesn't only take down himself. he takes down the whole flotilla and essentially in the end of the day the public just doesn't trust him. that's the difficulty. >> reporter: to try to stop g
regained the lead in florida polls. he had a new debate coach. >> speaker gingrich was hired by freddie mac to promote them. i think instead we should have had a whistle blower and not a horn tooter. >> reporter: newt gingrich had a bad night. >> i'd be glad to have a truce with you. >> reporter: gingrich is still the national gop front run inner today's nbc news poll with 37% to romney's 28%. >> we've had a consistent effort to try to develop a nationwide...
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the nbc news/wall street journal poll shows the president leading mitt romney by five points. he holds a similar lead in florida and seven points in ohio. >>> the president and first lady will welcome many of our olympic athletes to the white house this morning. president obama will honor the 2012 u.s. olympic and paralympic teams in a south lawn ceremony. one of the swimmers being honored, matt mcclain of loudoun county. he had a hand in helping america take the gold in the men's 4 by 200 relay. >>> next week the senate will take up a spending bill to prevent a government shutdown. the house passed a bill that essentially puts the government on autopilot for six months. it includes the support of republican vice presidential nominee paul ryan even though it permits spending above the budget he authored this spring. >>> the alexandria man who pled guilty to trying to blow up the u.s. capitol will be sentenced later today. 29-year-old amin al khalifi planned to carry out a terror attack. he tried to use phony weapons he received from an undercover agent who he believed to be an
the nbc news/wall street journal poll shows the president leading mitt romney by five points. he holds a similar lead in florida and seven points in ohio. >>> the president and first lady will welcome many of our olympic athletes to the white house this morning. president obama will honor the 2012 u.s. olympic and paralympic teams in a south lawn ceremony. one of the swimmers being honored, matt mcclain of loudoun county. he had a hand in helping america take the gold in the men's 4 by...
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. >>> in decision 2012 this morning, a new poll shows president obama is in a fight to keep his job. according to a new cbs/"new york times" survey, republican presidential candidate mitt romney is leading the race for the white house with 46%. president obama received 43%. last month the two were tied at 46%. the economy remains the most important issue in the presidential race according to 62% of registered voters in the poll, followed by the federal deficit and health care. same-sex marriage ranked fourth with 7% despite it being a hot-button issue when voters took the poll. >>> today in the -- today the john edwards defense team is expected to call his daughter, kate, to the stand. a judge blocked the testimony from the former head of the federal election commission, scott thomas. he told the court it was his opinion that the nearly $1 million in question did not qualify as campaign contributions under federal law. the judge ruled that thomas won't be allowed to say that in front of a jury. sdwards accused of using nearly a million dollars in campaign money to cover up an affair
. >>> in decision 2012 this morning, a new poll shows president obama is in a fight to keep his job. according to a new cbs/"new york times" survey, republican presidential candidate mitt romney is leading the race for the white house with 46%. president obama received 43%. last month the two were tied at 46%. the economy remains the most important issue in the presidential race according to 62% of registered voters in the poll, followed by the federal deficit and health...
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. >> ahead of tuesday's primary, mitt romney is enjoying a 20-point lead in the most recent poll. his closest competitor in that state is ron paul. >>> democratic leaders in maryland say they're optimistic that a bill to legalize gay marriage can and will pass in the general assembly this year. the legislative session begins this week in annapolis. last week, a gay marriage bill passed the state senate, but it stalled in the house by just a few votes. this year, governor martin o'malley says the bill is one of his top priorities. maryland's house majority leader says he's optimistic as well. >> we believe we were three votes short in the house, and the bill was sent back to committee. this year, the governor of the state of maryland, martin o'malley, is going to be the prime sponsor. he's a very persuasive guy and i suspect -- i believe that we will get the 71 votes we need and it will pass. >> another hot issue this year could be a possible gas tax hike. that would make maryland's one of the highest in the nation. >>> and still to come on news 4, lost and found. a dog trained to
. >> ahead of tuesday's primary, mitt romney is enjoying a 20-point lead in the most recent poll. his closest competitor in that state is ron paul. >>> democratic leaders in maryland say they're optimistic that a bill to legalize gay marriage can and will pass in the general assembly this year. the legislative session begins this week in annapolis. last week, a gay marriage bill passed the state senate, but it stalled in the house by just a few votes. this year, governor martin...
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nbc news/"wall street journal" poll. rick santorum is in a distant third followed by ron paul. that may not be the best of news, though, for republicans. gingrich is the worst of all candidates tested against president obama in the general election. the former house speaker would lose by 18 points, according to the poll. romney would fair best against the president, trailing now by just six points. well, while much of the attention lately has been on the race for the white house, many members of congress may be concerned about holding on to their jobs this election year. according to a new poll, the majority of registered voters say they would vote out every member of congress, if they could. 56% of voters say they'd prefer a whole new congress. and the anger appears to be bipartisan. 55% of liberals, 55% of moderates and 58% of conservatives say they'd vote out congress, all of them, if they could do that. >>> and we have our weather now. we're going to talk to tom kierein about what to expect the rest of this day, and
nbc news/"wall street journal" poll. rick santorum is in a distant third followed by ron paul. that may not be the best of news, though, for republicans. gingrich is the worst of all candidates tested against president obama in the general election. the former house speaker would lose by 18 points, according to the poll. romney would fair best against the president, trailing now by just six points. well, while much of the attention lately has been on the race for the white house, many...
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. >> most polls show mitt romney slightly behind president obama in the commonalwealth, but democrats are on the move also. the welcome signs are already out in old-town manassas, with the pavilion being set up. mada wills ton was staffing a tent there. she says she'll stop by the rally. >> i've not been able to gauge who the man is, exactly. he doesn't come across as very personable. >> reporter: about this manassas man says he's already sold. >> he looks strong, successful. >> reporter: better connecting with virginiaens, as he lays out his plans, is an important part of the tour. >> one of the things the romney campaign needs to work on is a way to humanize, to make romney more relatable to order nair voters. that's a big challenge. we'll see in virginia whether the retool campaign is very effective to do that. >> this bus created by the democratic national committee wrapped with a slogan reading romney economics, the middle class under the bus. it started out in alexandria today. the battleground states set for romney's tour. >> we're going to make sure he doesn't get a free ride
. >> most polls show mitt romney slightly behind president obama in the commonalwealth, but democrats are on the move also. the welcome signs are already out in old-town manassas, with the pavilion being set up. mada wills ton was staffing a tent there. she says she'll stop by the rally. >> i've not been able to gauge who the man is, exactly. he doesn't come across as very personable. >> reporter: about this manassas man says he's already sold. >> he looks strong,...
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if the polls are correct mitt romney will walk away with the second win, and the real suspense lies in the race for second place. >>> an upper marlboro man is sentenced to 100 years in prison for a string of crimes. jason scott committed more than 50 burglaries, home invasions and carjackings. he's also a suspect 2349 murder of a mother and daughter and is awaiting trial. >>> riding metro could soon cost you more. the transit agency unveiled a new budget proposal that includes a 5% hike on rail fares. the increases are needed for rehab and safety projects. >>> there's some big chains coming in how the district is going to be handling handicapped parking on its city streets. >> an effort to cut down on people who try to cheat the system. tom sherwood takes a look at the new rules. >> reporter: those real view mirror hanging handicapped placards can be a real help to those who need help. there's a lot of fake placards too. there are dozens and dozens of spots like this all over town with these free parking spaces. the city has no idea which ones are real and which ones are not. >> really
if the polls are correct mitt romney will walk away with the second win, and the real suspense lies in the race for second place. >>> an upper marlboro man is sentenced to 100 years in prison for a string of crimes. jason scott committed more than 50 burglaries, home invasions and carjackings. he's also a suspect 2349 murder of a mother and daughter and is awaiting trial. >>> riding metro could soon cost you more. the transit agency unveiled a new budget proposal that includes...
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mitt romney? steve handelsman reports from the state capital in columbia. >> reporter: mitt romney's once 12 point lead is fading fast in south carolina. >> frankly to be in a neck-in-neck at the haas moment is kind of exciting. >> exciting? maybe to newt gingrich. >> galop said he's collapsing and i'm gaining. >> rick santorum piled on romney. >> someone who is just trying to run the clock out and be the person who has the most money. >> a sudden focus on romney's wealth and whether he'll share his tax returns. >> maybe. you know, i don't know how many years i'll release. i'll take a look at what our documents are. >> jeered at thursday's debate where gingrich got cheers. >> we need leadership prepared to take on big projects. >> a cafe in lexington, some mitt voters were switching to newt. >> i think romney wouldn't be a good a debater against obama as what gingrich would. >> gingrich's second wife claiming he asked her to okay his affair with his current wife, calista may not have stopped his s
mitt romney? steve handelsman reports from the state capital in columbia. >> reporter: mitt romney's once 12 point lead is fading fast in south carolina. >> frankly to be in a neck-in-neck at the haas moment is kind of exciting. >> exciting? maybe to newt gingrich. >> galop said he's collapsing and i'm gaining. >> rick santorum piled on romney. >> someone who is just trying to run the clock out and be the person who has the most money. >> a sudden focus...
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the latest polls show ron paul and mitt romney leading the pack. it's still anybody's race. >> it's always difficult to tell just who is gaining momentum and who isn't. >> reporter: by a small margin, the leader is paul who launched a tv ad tough on his opponents. >> politicians who supported bailouts and flip-floppers can't clean up the mess. >> reporter: newt gingrich dismissed the ad and aired one of his own. he polls third in iowa, he remains optimistic. >> we are ahead of where i thought we would be in this state. i'm happy overall. >> reporter: paul and romney focused on jobs and criticized obama. >> we have to ask someone who can post up against president obama on the economy, knows the economy and has credibility on the economy. i do. it's where i spent my life. >> we are the largest middle class ever and now it's shrinking. >> reporter: with six days until the caucuses, long shots like bachmann and santorum say the race is far from over. with paul in the lead, republicans are rushing to criticize him. pat? >> tell us, other than the econom
the latest polls show ron paul and mitt romney leading the pack. it's still anybody's race. >> it's always difficult to tell just who is gaining momentum and who isn't. >> reporter: by a small margin, the leader is paul who launched a tv ad tough on his opponents. >> politicians who supported bailouts and flip-floppers can't clean up the mess. >> reporter: newt gingrich dismissed the ad and aired one of his own. he polls third in iowa, he remains optimistic. >> we...
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ship the endorsement romney is feeling heat from ginrich as a rise in the polls brought him within striking distance. as last night's debate shows gingrich is facing a battle of his own. news4's melissa mallet joins us with more. >> reporter: real clear poll particular as it is a virtual tie between romney and gingrich. romney is receiving nearly 32% of the support. ginrich almost 31%. now with less than 24 hours until the polls open for the south carolina primary contest is getting almost as heated as thursday night's debate in charleston. the questioning started with a question that angered newt ginrich. >> i'm appalled that you would begin a presidential debate on a topic like that. >> reporter: it was about as his ex-wife's earlier interview in which she claimed the republican presidential candidate was unfaithful to her while promoting family values. at one point asking her for an open marriage. >> he was asking to have an open marriage and i refused. >> good morning. >> reporter: this just hours after rick perry dropped out and endorsed gingrich and it 'twas most fiery debate yet in t
ship the endorsement romney is feeling heat from ginrich as a rise in the polls brought him within striking distance. as last night's debate shows gingrich is facing a battle of his own. news4's melissa mallet joins us with more. >> reporter: real clear poll particular as it is a virtual tie between romney and gingrich. romney is receiving nearly 32% of the support. ginrich almost 31%. now with less than 24 hours until the polls open for the south carolina primary contest is getting...